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Fiddle Leaf Fig

Ficus lyrata

Fiddle Leaf Fig is a vegetable in the Moraceae family. It grows best in bright indirect light with medium moisture, and is listed for USDA zones 10-12.

Varieties

1 · sorted by days to maturity
  • Fiddle Leaf Fig

    PROPAGATION CATEGORY: Tropical houseplant (cuttings) (not in original seed catalog). Use: Trendy indoor tree with big violin-shaped leaves. Note: Toxic to pets; dislikes being moved.

    Fiddle Leaf Fig (Ficus lyrata) is a fashionable indoor tree with huge violin-shaped leaves; it wants bright light and steady conditions and sulks if moved or over/under-watered.

    Growing notes: Botanical name: Ficus lyrata|Hardiness zones: 10-12|Propagation: cutting|Light: Bright indirect light|Water: Medium|Mature size: 6-10 feet indoors

Family
Moraceae
Category
Vegetable
Form
Shrub
Lifecycle
perennial
Zone
10-12
Height
6–10 ft
Spread
2–4 ft
Sun
Bright indirect light
Water
Medium

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At a glance

Frost tolerance
Warm-season · to ~50°F
Lowest temperature the foliage usually survives

Storing & preserving

Most keep best refrigerated; storage crops prefer a cool, dry spot.

  • Freeze: Blanch briefly, cool, then freeze — keeps color and texture.
  • Can: Pressure-can low-acid vegetables; water-bath only pickled/acidified ones.

General home-preservation guidance — for tested processing times and safety, follow the National Center for Home Food Preservation.

Growing timeline

Propagation
Cutting

Care & troubleshooting

No curated care & troubleshooting advice for fiddle leaf fig yet. Our extension-sourced library currently focuses on common edible crops; we're expanding it over time.